| Year: | 1971 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 13 February 1971 |
| Entrant: | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset |
| Song: | Tie uuteen päivään |
| Final Result: | 8th, 84 points |
Finland was represented by Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset (sisters Anja and Anneli Koivisto), with the song "Tie uuteen päivään", at the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 13 April in Dublin.
The Finnish national final was held on 13th February at the YLE TV Studios in Helsinki, hosted by Eveliina Pokela and Reijo Salminen. The winner was chosen by a jury consisting of 30 people.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liisa Tuutti | "Uusi viikko" | Jim Pembroke (m. & l.) | 4 | 79 | |
| 2 | Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset | "Tie uuteen päivään" | Rauno Lehtinen (m. & l.) | 1 | 123 | |
| 3 | "1:1 000 000 (Yksi Miljoonaan)" | Eero Koivistoinen (m.), Hector (l.) | 5 | 73 | ||
| 4 | Jukka Kuoppamäki | "Uinu poikani vain" | Jukka Kuoppamäki (m. & l.) | 2 | 111 | |
| 5 | Cumulus | "Rajan takaa" | Esko Linnavalli (m.), Pertti Reponen (l.) | 3 | 99 | |
| 6 | Aarno Raninen and Carola | "Ei koskaan" | Aarno Raninen (m. & l.) | 6 | 70 | |
| 7 | Lasse Mårtenson | "Pilvilaulu" | Lasse Mårtenson (m. & l.) | 6 | 70 | |
| 8 | Arja Saijonmaa | "Talvilintu" | Eero Ojanen (m.), Pentti Saaritsa (l.) | 8 | 68 |
On the night of the final Markku Aro and Koivistolaiset performed 17th in the running order, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. The entry was conducted by Ossi Runne. At the close of voting, Finland picked up 84 points and placed 8th of the 18 entries.
Each country nominated two jury members, one below the age of 25 and the other above, who voted for their respective country by giving between one and five points to each song, except that representing their own country. All jury members were colocated at the venue in Dublin, and were brought on stage during the voting sequence to present their points.[1] The Finnish jury members were Markku Veijalainen and Vieno Kekkonen.[2]